May 4th, 2016 | 
Author: In the jauntily-titled Simon Scrope Dalby Screw-Driver Handicap (4.40) at Pontefract on Thursday, Indian Chief…
2.40 Chester, Thursday, May 5
In the Betway Huxley Stakes (2.40) at Chester on Thursday, Western Hymn was turned over at odds-on on his seasonal reappearance at Sandown last month, but looks to have a decent opportunity to make amends. John Gosden’s 5-year-old finished in front of Cannock Chase a couple of times last season and, with his old rival penalised 7lb for winning the Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine last October, is favoured by the race conditions. His high head carriage at Sandown is a slight worry, but it’s a trait he’s shown before and doesn’t appear to be any reflection of his genuineness or otherwise. He won both starts at this level last season and ran creditably in defeat in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Coral-Eclipse, so sets a high standard.
Selection: Chester 2.40 Western Hymn to win
